Gaming during breaks in live sporting events

ABSTRACT

A method of offering casino games to users of a play by play wagering network. The play by play wagering network will offer wagers on individual plays inside of a live sporting event and monitors that live sporting event for breaks in the action. The wagering network then offers the user a casino game, such as roulette or poker, based on at least one characteristics of at least one of the user&#39;s previous wagers.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

The present application is a continuation of U.S. patent applicationSer. No. 17/083,790, filed on Oct. 29, 2020, now issued as U.S. Pat. No.11,348,411, which claims priority of U.S. Provisional Application No.63/092,637, filed on Oct. 16, 2020, which is entirely incorporated intothe present application by reference.

FIELD

The embodiments are generally related to wagering on live sportingevents, such as engaging users during breaks in the action of a livesporting event.

BACKGROUND

Current sports betting platforms lack a way of driving user engagementand do not offer a way to encourage users to continue to place wagersthrough a live event.

Users who wager on sports are likely to be a user who would engage inother forms of gaming.

With such a wide variety of casino games, it is difficult for a providerto know which casino games are likely to engage a given user.

SUMMARY

The embodiments can include methods, systems and apparatuses forproviding games to players of a single play wagering platform duringbreaks in action of sporting events which are being wagered on. Oneembodiment includes a method of delivering casino games inside of a playby play wagering game, including receiving data from a live sportingevent upon which single play wagers can be played on plays inside ofthat live sporting event, receiving at least one wager from at least oneuser, monitoring the live sporting event for a break in action of thelive sporting event, determining that there is a break in the action ofthe live sporting event, and providing at least one casino game duringthe break in action where the at least one casino game is selected basedupon at least one characteristic of at least one wager made.

Another exemplary embodiment includes a method of providing game playinside of a play by play wagering platform, including executing on aprocessor the steps of displaying a wagering game on a wageringplatform; displaying one or more real time wagers based on one or morelive sporting events; displaying that a break in action of the one ormore live sporting events has occurred; and displaying one or morecasino game options triggered as a result of the break in action of theone or more live sporting events.

Still another exemplary embodiment includes a method of providing gamesinside of a play by play wagering game, including receiving data from alive sporting event upon which single play wagers can be played on playsinside of that live sporting event, receiving at least one wager from atleast one user, monitoring the live sporting event for a break in actionof the live sporting event, determining that there is a break in theaction of the live sporting event, and providing at least one gameduring the break in action where the at least one game is selected basedupon at least one characteristic of at least one wager made.

BRIEF DESCRIPTIONS OF THE DRAWINGS

The accompanying drawings illustrate various embodiments of systems,methods, and various other aspects of the embodiments. Any person withordinary skills in the art will appreciate that the illustrated elementboundaries (e.g. boxes, groups of boxes, or other shapes) in the figuresrepresent an example of the boundaries. It may be understood that, insome examples, one element may be designed as multiple elements or thatmultiple elements may be designed as one element. In some examples, anelement shown as an internal component of one element may be implementedas an external component in another, and vice versa. Furthermore,elements may not be drawn to scale. Non-limiting and non-exhaustivedescriptions are described with reference to the following drawings. Thecomponents in the figures are not necessarily to scale, emphasis insteadbeing placed upon illustrating principles.

FIG. 1 illustrates casino gaming during breaks in live sporting event,according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 illustrates a base wagering module, according to an embodiment.

FIG. 3 illustrates a wagering module, according to an embodiment.

FIG. 4 illustrates a casino games module, according to an embodiment.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Aspects of the present invention are disclosed in the followingdescription and related figures directed to specific embodiments of theinvention. Those of ordinary skill in the art will recognize thatalternate embodiments may be devised without departing from the spiritor the scope of the claims. Additionally, well-known elements ofexemplary embodiments of the invention will not be described in detailor will be omitted so as not to obscure the relevant details of theinvention.

As used herein, the word exemplary means serving as an example, instanceor illustration. The embodiments described herein are not limiting, butrather are exemplary only. It should be understood that the describedembodiments are not necessarily to be construed as preferred oradvantageous over other embodiments. Moreover, the terms embodiments ofthe invention, embodiments or invention do not require that allembodiments of the invention include the discussed feature, advantage,or mode of operation.

Further, many of the embodiments described herein are described in termsof sequences of actions to be performed by, for example, elements of acomputing device. It should be recognized by those skilled in the artthat the various sequence of actions described herein can be performedby specific circuits (e.g., application specific integrated circuits(ASICs)) and/or by program instructions executed by at least oneprocessor. Additionally, the sequence of actions described herein can beembodied entirely within any form of computer-readable storage mediumsuch that execution of the sequence of actions enables the processor toperform the functionality described herein. Thus, the various aspects ofthe present invention may be embodied in a number of different forms,all of which have been contemplated to be within the scope of theclaimed subject matter. In addition, for each of the embodimentsdescribed herein, the corresponding form of any such embodiments may bedescribed herein as, for example, a computer configured to perform thedescribed action.

With respect to the embodiments, a summary of terminology used herein isprovided.

An action refers to a specific play or specific movement in a sportingevent. For example, an action may determine which players were involvedduring a sporting event. In some embodiments, an action may be a throw,shot, pass, swing, kick, hit, performed by a participant in a sportingevent. In some embodiments, an action may be a strategic decision madeby a participant in the sporting event such as a player, coach,management, etc. In some embodiments, an action may be a penalty, foul,or type of infraction occurring in a sporting event. In someembodiments, an action may include the participants of the sportingevent. In some embodiments, an action may include beginning events ofsporting event, for example opening tips, coin flips, opening pitch,national anthem singers, etc. In some embodiments, a sporting event maybe football, hockey, basketball, baseball, golf, tennis, soccer,cricket, rugby, MMA, boxing, swimming, skiing, snowboarding, horseracing, car racing, boat racing, cycling, wrestling, Olympic sport,eSports, etc. Actions can be integrated into the embodiments in avariety of manners.

A “bet” or “wager” is to risk something, usually a sum of money, againstsomeone else's or an entity on the basis of the outcome of a futureevent, such as the results of a game or event. It may be understood thatnon-monetary items may be the subject of a “bet” or “wager” as well,such as points or anything else that can be quantified for a “bet” or“wager”. A bettor refers to a person who bets or wagers. A bettor mayalso be referred to as a user, client, or participant throughout thepresent invention. A “bet” or “wager” could be made for obtaining orrisking a coupon or some enhancements to the sporting event, such asbetter seats, VIP treatment, etc. A “bet” or “wager” can be done forcertain amount or for a future time. A “bet” or “wager” can be done forbeing able to answer a question correctly. A “bet” or “wager” can bedone within a certain period of time. A “bet” or “wager” can beintegrated into the embodiments in a variety of manners.

A “book” or “sportsbook” refers to a physical establishment that acceptsbets on the outcome of sporting events. A “book” or “sportsbook” systemenables a human working with a computer to interact, according to set ofboth implicit and explicit rules, in an electronically powered domainfor the purpose of placing bets on the outcome of sporting event. Anadded game refers to an event not part of the typical menu of wageringofferings, often posted as an accommodation to patrons. A “book” or“sportsbook” can be integrated into the embodiments in a variety ofmanners.

To “buy points” means a player pays an additional price (more money) toreceive a half-point or more in the player's favor on a point spreadgame. Buying points means you can move a point spread, for example up totwo points in your favor. “Buy points” can be integrated into theembodiments in a variety of manners.

The “price” refers to the odds or point spread of an event. To “take theprice” means betting the underdog and receiving its advantage in thepoint spread. “Price” can be integrated into the embodiments in avariety of manners.

“No action” means a wager in which no money is lost or won, and theoriginal bet amount is refunded. “No action” can be integrated into theembodiments in a variety of manners.

The “sides” are the two teams or individuals participating in an event:the underdog and the favorite. The term “favorite” refers to the teamconsidered most likely to win an event or game. The “chalk” refers to afavorite, usually a heavy favorite. Bettors who like to bet bigfavorites are referred to “chalk eaters” (often a derogatory term). Anevent or game in which the sports book has reduced its betting limits,usually because of weather or the uncertain status of injured players isreferred to as a “circled game.” “Laying the points or price” meansbetting the favorite by giving up points. The term “dog” or “underdog”refers to the team perceived to be most likely to lose an event or game.A “longshot” also refers to a team perceived to be unlikely to win anevent or game. “Sides”, “favorite”, “chalk”, “circled game”, “laying thepoints price”, “dog” and “underdog” can be integrated into theembodiments in a variety of manners.

The “money line” refers to the odds expressed in terms of money. Withmoney odds, whenever there is a minus (−) the player “lays” or is“laying” that amount to win (for example $100); where there is a plus(+) the player wins that amount for every $100 wagered. A “straight bet”refers to an individual wager on a game or event that will be determinedby a point spread or money line. The term “straight-up” means winningthe game without any regard to the “point spread”; a “money-line” bet.“Money line”, “straight bet”, “straight-up” can be integrated into theembodiments in a variety of manners.

The “line” refers to the current odds or point spread on a particularevent or game. The “point spread” refers to the margin of points inwhich the favored team must win an event by to “cover the spread.” To“cover” means winning by more than the “point spread”. A handicap of the“point spread” value is given to the favorite team so bettors can choosesides at equal odds. “Cover the spread” means that a favorite win anevent with the handicap considered or the underdog wins with additionalpoints. To “push” refers to when the event or game ends with no winneror loser for wagering purposes, a tie for wagering purposes. A “tie” isa wager in which no money is lost or won because the teams' scores wereequal to the number of points in the given “point spread”. The “openingline” means the earliest line posted for a particular sporting event orgame. The term “pick” or “pick 'em” refers to a game when neither teamis favored in an event or game. “Line”, “cover the spread”, “cover”,“tie”, “pick” and “pick-em” can be integrated into the embodiments in avariety of manners.

To “middle” means to win both sides of a game; wagering on the“underdog” at one point spread and the favorite at a different pointspread and winning both sides. For example, if the player bets theunderdog +4½ and the favorite −3½ and the favorite wins by 4, the playerhas middled the book and won both bets. “Middle” can be integrated intothe embodiments in a variety of manners.

Digital gaming refers to any type of electronic environment that can becontrolled or manipulated by a human user for entertainment purposes. Asystem that enables a human and a computer to interact according to setof both implicit and explicit rules, in an electronically powered domainfor the purpose of recreation or instruction. “eSports” refers to a formof sports competition using video games, or a multiplayer video gameplayed competitively for spectators, typically by professional gamers.Digital gaming and “eSports” can be integrated into the embodiments in avariety of manners.

The term event refers to a form of play, sport, contest, or game,especially one played according to rules and decided by skill, strength,or luck. In some embodiments, an event may be football, hockey,basketball, baseball, golf, tennis, soccer, cricket, rugby, MMA, boxing,swimming, skiing, snowboarding, horse racing, car racing, boat racing,cycling, wrestling, Olympic sport, etc. Event can be integrated into theembodiments in a variety of manners.

The “total” is the combined number of runs, points or goals scored byboth teams during the game, including overtime. The “over” refers to asports bet in which the player wagers that the combined point total oftwo teams will be more than a specified total. The “under” refers tobets that the total points scored by two teams will be less than acertain figure. “Total”, “over”, and “under” can be integrated into theembodiments in a variety of manners.

A “parlay” is a single bet that links together two or more wagers; towin the bet, the player must win all the wagers in the “parlay”. If theplayer loses one wager, the player loses the entire bet. However, if hewins all the wagers in the “parlay”, the player wins a higher payoffthan if the player had placed the bets separately. A “round robin” is aseries of parlays. A “teaser” is a type of parlay in which the pointspread, or total of each individual play is adjusted. The price ofmoving the point spread (teasing) is lower payoff odds on winningwagers. “Parlay”, “round robin”, “teaser” can be integrated into theembodiments in a variety of manners.

A “prop bet” or “proposition bet” means a bet that focuses on theoutcome of events within a given game. Props are often offered onmarquee games of great interest. These include Sunday and Monday nightpro football games, various high-profile college football games, majorcollege bowl games and playoff and championship games. An example of aprop bet is “Which team will score the first touchdown?” “Prop bet” or“proposition bet” can be integrated into the embodiments in a variety ofmanners.

A “first-half bet” refers to a bet placed on the score in the first halfof the event only and only considers the first half of the game orevent. The process in which you go about placing this bet is the sameprocess that you would use to place a full game bet, but as previouslymentioned, only the first half is important to a first-half bet type ofwager. A “half-time bet” refers to a bet placed on scoring in the secondhalf of a game or event only. “First-half-bet” and “half-time-bet” canbe integrated into the embodiments in a variety of manners.

A “futures bet” or “future” refers to the odds that are posted well inadvance on the winner of major events, typical future bets are the ProFootball Championship, Collegiate Football Championship, the ProBasketball Championship, the Collegiate Basketball Championship, and thePro Baseball Championship. “Futures bet” or “future” can be integratedinto the embodiments in a variety of manners.

The “listed pitchers” is specific to a baseball bet placed only if bothof the pitchers scheduled to start a game actually start. If they don't,the bet is deemed “no action” and refunded. The “run line” in baseball,refers to a spread used instead of the money line. “Listed pitchers” and“no action” and “run line” can be integrated into the embodiments in avariety of manners.

The term “handle” refers to the total amount of bets taken. The term“hold” refers to the percentage the house wins. The term “juice” refersto the bookmaker's commission, most commonly the 11 to 10 bettors lay onstraight point spread wagers: also known as “vigorish” or “vig”. The“limit” refers to the maximum amount accepted by the house before theodds and/or point spread are changed. “Off the board” refers to a gamein which no bets are being accepted. “Handle”, “juice”, vigorish”, “vig”and “off the board” can be integrated into the embodiments in a varietyof manners.

“Casinos” are a public room or building where gambling games are played.“Racino” is a building complex or grounds having a racetrack andgambling facilities for playing slot machines, blackjack, roulette, etc.“Casino” and “Racino” can be integrated into the embodiments in avariety of manners.

Customers are companies, organizations or individual that would deploy,for fees, and may be part of, or perform, various system elements ormethod steps in the embodiments.

Managed service user interface service is a service that can helpcustomers (1) manage third parties, (2) develop the web, (3) do dataanalytics, (4) connect thru application program interfaces and (4) trackand report on player behaviors. A managed service user interface can beintegrated into the embodiments in a variety of manners.

Managed service risk management services is a service that assistscustomers with (1) very important person management, (2) businessintelligence, and (3) reporting. These managed service risk managementservices can be integrated into the embodiments in a variety of manners.

Managed service compliance service is a service that helps customersmanage (1) integrity monitoring, (2) play safety, (3) responsiblegambling and (4) customer service assistance. These managed servicecompliance services can be integrated into the embodiments in a varietyof manners.

Managed service pricing and trading service is a service that helpscustomers with (1) official data feeds, (2) data visualization and (3)land based, on property digital signage. These managed service pricingand trading services can be integrated into the embodiments in a varietyof manners.

Managed service and technology platform are services that helpscustomers with (1) web hosting, (2) IT support and (3) player accountplatform support. These managed service and technology platform servicescan be integrated into the embodiments in a variety of manners.

Managed service and marketing support services are services that helpcustomers (1) acquire and retain clients and users, (2) provide forbonusing options and (3) develop press release content generation. Thesemanaged service and marketing support services can be integrated intothe embodiments in a variety of manners.

Payment processing services are those services that help customers thatallow for (1) account auditing and (2) withdrawal processing to meetstandards for speed and accuracy. Further, these services can providefor integration of global and local payment methods. These paymentprocessing services can be integrated into the embodiments in a varietyof manners.

Engaging promotions allow customers to treat your players to free bets,odds boosts, enhanced access and flexible cashback to boost lifetimevalue. Engaging promotions can be integrated into the embodiments in avariety of manners.

“Cash out” or “pay out” or “payout” allow customers to make available,on singles bets or accumulated bets with a partial cash out where eachoperator can control payouts by managing commission and availability atall times. The “cash out” or “pay out” or “payout” can be integratedinto the embodiments in a variety of manners, including both monetaryand non-monetary payouts, such as points, prizes, promotional ordiscount codes, and the like.

“Customized betting” allow customers to have tailored personalizedbetting experiences with sophisticated tracking and analysis of players'behavior. “Customized betting” can be integrated into the embodiments ina variety of manners.

Kiosks are devices that offer interactions with customers clients andusers with a wide range of modular solutions for both retail and onlinesports gaming. Kiosks can be integrated into the embodiments in avariety of manners.

Business Applications are an integrated suite of tools for customers tomanage the everyday activities that drive sales, profit, and growth, bycreating and delivering actionable insights on performance to helpcustomers to manage the sports gaming. Business Applications can beintegrated into the embodiments in a variety of manners.

State based integration allows for a given sports gambling game to bemodified by states in the United States or other countries, based uponthe state the player is in, based upon mobile phone or other geolocationidentification means. State based integration can be integrated into theembodiments in a variety of manners.

Game Configurator allow for configuration of customer operators to havethe opportunity to apply various chosen or newly created business ruleson the game as well as to parametrize risk management. Game configuratorcan be integrated into the embodiments in a variety of manners.

“Fantasy sports connector” are software connectors between method stepsor system elements in the embodiments that can integrate fantasy sports.Fantasy sports allow a competition in which participants selectimaginary teams from among the players in a league and score pointsaccording to the actual performance of their players. For example, if aplayer in a fantasy sports is playing at a given real time sports, oddscould be changed in the real time sports for that player.

Software as a service (or SaaS) is a method of software delivery andlicensing in which software is accessed online via a subscription,rather than bought and installed on individual computers. Software as aservice can be integrated into the embodiments in a variety of manners.

Synchronization of screens means synchronizing bets and results betweendevices, such as TV and mobile, PC and wearables. Synchronization ofscreens can be integrated into the embodiments in a variety of manners.

Automatic content recognition (ACR) is an identification technology torecognize content played on a media device or present in a media file.Devices containing ACR support enable users to quickly obtain additionalinformation about the content they see without any user-based input orsearch efforts. To start the recognition, a short media clip (audio,video, or both) is selected. This clip could be selected from within amedia file or recorded by a device. Through algorithms such asfingerprinting, information from the actual perceptual content is takenand compared to a database of reference fingerprints, each referencefingerprint corresponding to a known recorded work. A database maycontain metadata about the work and associated information, includingcomplementary media. If the fingerprint of the media clip is matched,the identification software returns the corresponding metadata to theclient application. For example, during an in-play sports game a“fumble” could be recognized and at the time stamp of the event,metadata such as “fumble” could be displayed. Automatic contentrecognition (ACR) can be integrated into the embodiments in a variety ofmanners.

Joining social media means connecting an in-play sports game bet orresult to a social media connection, such as a FACEBOOK® chatinteraction. Joining social media can be integrated into the embodimentsin a variety of manners.

Augmented reality means a technology that superimposes acomputer-generated image on a user's view of the real world, thusproviding a composite view. In an example of this invention, a real timeview of the game can be seen and a “bet” which is a computer-generateddata point is placed above the player that is bet on. Augmented realitycan be integrated into the embodiments in a variety of manners.

Some embodiments of this disclosure, illustrating all its features, willnow be discussed in detail. It can be understood that the embodimentsare intended to be open ended in that an item or items used in theembodiments is not meant to be an exhaustive listing of such item oritems, or meant to be limited to only the listed item or items.

It can be noted that as used herein and in the appended claims, thesingular forms “a,” “an,” and “the” include plural references unless thecontext clearly dictates otherwise. Although any systems and methodssimilar or equivalent to those described herein can be used in thepractice or testing of embodiments, only some exemplary systems andmethods are now described.

FIG. 1 is a system for casino gaming during breaks in live sportingevent. This system comprises of a live event 102, for example, asporting event such as a football game, a basketball game, a hockeygame, a tennis match, golf tournament, eSports or digital game, etc. Thelive event 102 will include some number of actions or plays, upon whicha user, bettor or customer can place a bet or wager, typically throughan entity called a sportsbook. There are numerous types of wagers thebettor can make, including a straight bet, a money line bet, a bet witha point spread or line that bettor's team would need to cover if theresult of the game with the same as the point spread the user would notcover the spread, but instead the tie is called a push. If the user isbetting on the favorite, they are giving points to the opposing side,which is the underdog or longshot. Betting on all favorites is referredto as chalk, this is typically applied to round-robin, or other stylesof tournaments. There are other types of wagers, including parlays,teasers and prop bets that are added games, that often allow the user tocustomize their betting, by changing the odds and payouts they receiveon a wager. Certain sportsbooks will allow the bettor to buy points, tomove the point spread off of the opening line, this will increase theprice of the bet, sometimes by increasing the juice, vig, or hold thatthe sportsbook takes. Another type of wager the bettor can make is anover/under, in which the user bets over or under a total for the liveevent 102, such as the score of American football or the run line inbaseball, or a series of action in the live event 102. Sportsbooks havea number of bets they can handle, a limit of wagers they can take oneither side of a bet before they will move the line or odds off of theopening line. Additionally, there are circumstance, such an injury to animportant player such as a listed pitcher, in which a sportsbook, casinoor racino will take an available wager off the board. As the line movesthere becomes an opportunity for a bettor to bet on both sides atdifferent point spreads to middle and win both bets. Sportsbooks willoften offer bets on portions of games, such as first half bets andhalf-time bets. Additionally, the sportsbook can offer futures bets onlive events 102 in the future. Sportsbooks need to offer paymentprocessing services to cash out customers. This can be done at kiosks atthe live event 102 or another location. For example, considering a liveevent 102 may be a baseball game that is played between the New YorkYankees and the Los Angeles Dodgers, at Yankee Stadium, New York City.

Further, embodiments may include a plurality of sensors 104 that may beused such as motion sensors, temperature sensors, humidity sensors,cameras such as an RGB-D camera which is a digital camera capturingcolor (RGB) and depth information for every pixel in an image,microphones, a radiofrequency receiver, a thermal imager, a radardevice, a LIDAR device, an ultrasound device, a speaker, wearabledevices etc. Also, the plurality of sensors 104 may include trackingdevices, such as RFID tags, GPS chips or other such devices embedded onuniforms, in equipment, in the field of play, in the boundaries of thefield of play, or other markers on the field of play. Imaging devicesmay also be used as tracking devices such as player tracking thatcollects statistical information through real-time X, Y positioning ofplayers and X, Y, Z positioning of the ball. In the example of abaseball game, the plurality of sensors 104 may be used for capturingparameters such as spin rate of the ball, speed of the ball, ballpositions, launch angle, and exit velocity.

Further, embodiments may include a cloud 106 or communication networkmay be a wired and/or a wireless network. The communication network, ifwireless, may be implemented using communication techniques such asVisible Light Communication (VLC), Worldwide Interoperability forMicrowave Access (WiMAX), Long Term Evolution (LTE), Wireless Local AreaNetwork (WLAN), Infrared (IR) communication, Public Switched TelephoneNetwork (PSTN), Radio waves, and other communication techniques known inthe art. The communication network may allow ubiquitous access to sharedpools of configurable resources and higher-level services that can berapidly provisioned with minimal management effort, often over internetand relies on sharing of resources to achieve coherence and economies ofscale, like a public utility, while third-party clouds enableorganizations to focus on their core businesses instead of expendingresources on computer infrastructure and maintenance. The cloud 106 maybe communicatively coupled to the wagering network 108 which may performreal time analysis on the type of play and the result of the play. Thecloud 106 may also be synchronized with game situational data, such asthe time of the game, the score, location on the field, weatherconditions, and the like which may affect the choice of play utilized.For example, in other embodiments, the cloud 106 may not receive datagathered from sensors and may, instead, receive data from an alternativedata feed, such as SportsRadar®. This data may be compiled substantiallyimmediately following the completion of any play and the data from thisfeed may be compared with a variety of team data and league data basedon a variety of elements, including down, possession, score, time, team,and so forth, as described in various embodiments herein.

Further, embodiments may include the wagering network 108 which mayperform real-time analysis on the type of play and the result of a playor action. The wagering network 108 (or cloud 106) may also besynchronized with game situational data, such as the time of the game,the score, location on the field, weather conditions, and the like whichmay affect the choice of play utilized. For example, in otherembodiments, the wagering network 108 may not receive data gathered fromsensors and may, instead, receive data from an alternative data feed,such as SportsRadar®. This data may be compiled substantiallyimmediately following the completion of any play and the data from thisfeed may be compared with a variety of team data and league data basedon a variety of elements, including down, possession, score, time, team,and so forth, as described in various embodiments herein. The wageringnetwork 108 can offer a number of software as a service managed servicessuch as, user interface service, risk management service, compliance,pricing and trading service, IT support of the technology platform,business applications, game configuration, state-based integration,integration to allow the joining of social media, as well as marketingsupport services that can create engaging promotions to the user. In oneembodiment, the wagering network 108 may facilitate the user withsettlement options related to the wager. In another embodiment, thewagering network 108 may use third party balance settlement apps linkedto a wagering app 128, for settlement of the balances of the user. Forexample, the wagering app 128 may use Paypal for settlement of thebalances of the user.

Further, embodiments may utilize a user database 110 which contains datarelevant to all users of the wagering network 108, which may include, auser ID, a device identifier, a paired device identifier, wageringhistory, and account balance i.e. wallet information for the user. Theuser database 110 may also contain a list of user account recordsassociated with a respective user ID. For example, a user account recordmay include information such as user interests, user personal detailssuch as age, mobile number, etc., sporting events played before, highestwager, favorite sporting event, and current user standings and balancecorresponding to the user ID. In addition, the user database 110 maycontain betting lines and search queries. The user database 110 may besearched based on a search criteria received from the user. Each bettingline may include a plurality of betting attributes such as at least oneof the live event 102, a team, a player, an amount of wager, etc. Theuser database 110 may include information related to all the usersinvolved in the live event 102. In one example embodiment, the userdatabase 110 may include information for generating a user authenticityreport and a wagering verification report. Further, the user database110 may be used to store user statistics like, but not limiting to,retention period for a particular user, frequency of wagers placed by aparticular user, details of previous in-play wager placed by aparticular user, average amount of wager placed by each user, etc.Further, the user database 110 may also contain information related tocasino games played by the user, result of the previously played casinogames, etc.

Further, embodiments may utilize a historical plays database 112 thatcontains play data for the type of sport being played in the live event102. In one embodiment, for optimal odds calculation, the historicalplay data may include metadata about the historical plays, such as timeof the live event 102, location, weather, previous plays, opponent,physiological data of the players (including blood pressure, pulse rate,and respiration rate), batting average of all players, informationrelated to the players such as injuries in the past, batting average,earned run average, catch probability, spin rate, launch angle, exitvelocity, information related to trainers of each player, etc. Forexample, in the baseball game, information stored in the historicalplays database 112 may include information related to the previousbaseball games played by the New York Yankees such as, but not limitedto, the weather condition, i.e. during the match, it was cloudy.

Further, embodiments may include an odds calculation module 114 whichutilizes information from the historical plays database 112 and theinformation from the sensor feeds 104 to calculate odds for in-playwagers. The information from the historical plays database 112 mayinclude data related to the type of the play, the previous informationrelated to players involved in the live event 102, and results of theprevious live events 102. The odds for each live event 102, such as in abaseball game, a particular player hitting a home run, a single, or astrikeout, may be calculated based on the information received from thesensor feeds 104 and the previous information related to the particularplayer. Further, the odds may be updated based on in-game events (forexample, a player strikes a home run with the same pitcher, decreasinghis odds of getting a strikeout from the same pitcher). The odds may becalculated or adjusted based on statistical information related to thelive event 102 and the statistical information of the players. Forexample, the odds may be determined based on the historical data such asprior performance information about a player (like batting averageagainst a certain pitcher, earned run average, catch probability,hamstring strain), and physiological information of player(s) etc., andcurrent i.e. real-time information, such as current confidence leveletc. In one embodiment, the type of wagering may depend on the type ofgame being played. In one embodiment, the odds calculation module 114may determine the available wagers to the user. The odds calculationmodule 114 may also utilize a probability engine, which assembles allthe historical data and real-time data and produces the odds (stored inthe odds database 116) for in-play wagers. Thus, the odds calculationmodule 114 may contain information relevant to all the potentialoutcomes, as available wagers, which facilitates the user with a betterknowledge to make certain judgements about the potential performance ofplayers in each live event 102 and place a calculated wager with apotential return on the wager. For example, in the baseball game, theodds calculation module 114 may calculate odds related to the possibleoutcomes of an at-bat for Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees hittingagainst Clayton Kershaw of the LA Dodgers, such that the odds of hittinga single are 4/1 (in moneyline +400), hitting a double are 5/1, hittinga home run are 3/1, and a strikeout are 2/1.

Further, embodiments may utilize an odds database 116 that contains theodds calculated by the odds calculation module 114. The odds database116 stores all the odds and may be used by a base wagering module 120 tofacilitate the user with wagering opportunities, through the wageringapp 128. In one embodiment, the type of wagering may depend on the typeof game being played.

Further, embodiments may utilize a casino games database 118 thatcontains play data for casino games, or other playable games, that canbe offered to the user, when the live event 102 is inactive or during abreak of the live event 102. The casino games may be, but are notlimited to, digital poker, slots, craps, blackjack, roulette, orbaccarat. Alternatively, in other embodiments, the casino games may beany playable games, regardless of whether or not they are wagering gamesor traditional casino games, such as arcade games, video games, and thelike. Further, the casino games database 118 may store casino games thatcan be offered to a particular user, based on different usercharacteristics or predefined thresholds of previous in-play wagersplaced by the user and may be used by the casino games module 124 toallow the user to play a casino game, via the app. In one embodiment,the user characteristics may include user's historical data such as theuser's previous in-play wager, the user's wager frequency, number oftimes the user has played a particular game, time spent on each casinogame, wager size, time since last play, user's browsing history, resultof the user's previous in-play wager, etc. In one embodiment, the casinogames database 118 may store predefined thresholds of the wager size.For example, in one case, if the predefined threshold is $20 and thewager size of the user is less than $20, then the casino games database118 may store a corresponding game of slots. In another case, if thewager size of the user is more than $20, then the casino games database118 may store a corresponding game of digital poker. In anotherembodiment, the casino games database 118 may store casino games basedon the last wager placed by the user. For example, in one case, if theprevious in-play wager was placed recently, then the casino gamesdatabase 118 may store a corresponding game of blackjack. In anothercase, if the previous in-play wager was not placed within a predefinedtime before the start of break, then the casino games database 118 maystore a corresponding game of digital poker. In another embodiment, thecasino games database 118 may store casino games based on the user'swager frequency. For example, if the user has placed more than 10 wagersin last one hour, then the casino games database 118 may store acorresponding game of roulette and if the user has placed less than 10wagers in the last one hour, then the casino games database 118 maystore a corresponding game of digital poker. In yet another embodiment,the casino games database 118 may store casino games to be offered to aparticular user, based on the result of the user's previous wager. Forexample, in one case, if the user has won the previous wager, then thecasino games database 118 may store a game of slots for the user. Inanother case, if the user has lost the previous wager, then the casinogames database 118 may store a corresponding game of blackjack. Inanother example embodiment, the casino games database 118 may storecasino games to be offered to a particular user, based on the casinogames played in the pastor casino games that the user has shown interestin the past.

Further, embodiments may include the base wagering module 120 thatallows the user to place in-play wagers. The base wagering module 120may allow the user to log-in/sign-in to the wagering network 108 throughthe wagering app 128 on a mobile device 126, during the live event 102.After logging in to the wagering app 128, the base wagering module 120may receive data related to the live event 102. In one embodiment, thedata related to the live event 102, may be received from the sensors104. For example, the base wagering module 120 receives data that in thebaseball game, Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees, playing the 3rdinning against Clayton Kershaw of the LA Dodgers. Further, the basewagering module 120 may retrieve all available wagers related to thelive event 102, from the odds database 116. For example, the availablewagers include a wager of $100 on Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees,playing the 3rd inning against Clayton Kershaw of the LA dodgers,hitting a single at odds of 4/1 and a wager of $400 on Aaron Judge ofthe New York Yankees, playing the 3rd inning against Clayton Kershaw ofthe LA Dodgers, hitting a homerun at odds of 5/1. Further, the basewagering module 120 may check for wager selection. In one case, if thewager is selected by a user, then the base wagering module 120 maytrigger a wagering module 122. For example, the user selects a wager of$100 on Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees, playing the 3rd inningagainst Clayton Kershaw of the LA Dodgers, hitting a single. In anothercase, if no wager is selected by the user, then the base wagering module120 may determine if the live event 102 is still active i.e. if there isa commercial or other break during the live event 102. In oneembodiment, the break may be an injury break, review break, or inningsbreak. In one case, if the live event 102 is still active, then the basewagering module 120 may continue retrieving the available wagers. Inanother case, if the live event 102 is not active, then the basewagering module 120 may trigger the casino games module 124 tofacilitate the user to play casino games. Thereafter, the base wageringmodule 120 may constantly monitor if the live event 102 is concluded orif the user logs-off from the app i.e. wagering app 128, during the liveevent 102.

Further, embodiments may include a wagering module 122 which istriggered when a wager is placed by the user in the live event 102, viathe base wagering module 120. After receiving the prompt from the basewagering module 120, the wagering module 122 may receive an input fromthe user. The input may correspond to a wager placed by the user. Forexample, the user places a wager of $100 on Aaron Judge of the New YorkYankees, playing the 3rd inning against Clayton Kershaw of the LADodgers, hitting a single. Further, the wagering module 122 may comparethe result of the live event 102 with the wagers placed by the user, todetermine a result i.e. whether the user has won or lost the wager.Based on the comparison of the result of the live event 102 and thewagers placed by the user, the result of the wager may be used tocalculate the balance amount for the user. For example, the result ofthe live event 102 is Aaron Judge hits a single and the wager of $100 onAaron Judge hitting a single, are compared to determine the result ofthe wager i.e. a win for the user. In this example, the user would makea profit of $400, as per the initial wager ($100) placed at odds of 4/1.Thus, the updated balance of the user (with an opening balance of$2000), after the completion of the live event 102, will be$2000+$400=$2400. Further, the updated balance of $2400 of the user maybe updated in the user database 110. Further, the wagering module 122monitors the live event 102, until a predefined condition is met. In oneexemplary embodiment, the predefined condition may be that the user haslogged out of the live event 102 or the live event 102 has ended. Inaddition, at the end of the live event 102, the user may be promptedwith a message reminder for a next live event, as a recommendation.

Further, embodiments may include the casino games module 124, whichallows a user to play a casino game. It may be appreciated that, in someembodiments, the casino games module 124 may be referred to as a gamesmodule 124, as the games may be any type of game (such as video games orarcade games), and are not limited to casino games. The casino gamesmodule 124 may receive a prompt from the base wagering module 120, tosuggest/launch a casino game(s) from a number of casino games when thelive event 102 is not active i.e. during a commercial or other breaks inaction during the live event 102. In one embodiment, the break may beinjury break, review break, or innings break. The casino games module124 may utilize information from the user database 110 and the casinogames database 118 to identify wager details such as, but not limitedto, threshold value of the wager size, previous in-play wager, wagerfrequency, number of times the user has played a particular game, timespent on each game, time since last game was played, etc. Further, thecasino games module 124 may determine which casino game(s) to launch forthe user. In one embodiment, the determination of which casino game tolaunch for the user, may be based at least on the wager size, wagerfrequency, last wager, or result of user's previous wager, timing of theprevious in-play wager placed by the user. In one embodiment, the casinogames module 124 may launch a particular game, based on a predefinedthreshold of the wager size. For example, in one case, if the predefinedthreshold is $20 and the wager size of the user is less than $20, thenthe casino games module 124 may offer slots to the user. In anothercase, if the wager size of the user is more than $20, then the casinogames module 124 may offer digital poker to the user. In anotherembodiment, the casino games module 124 may launch a particular game,based on the last wager placed by the user. For example, in one case, ifthe previous in-play wager was placed recently, then the casino gamesmodule 124 may offer blackjack to the user. In another case, if theprevious in-play wager was not placed within a predefined time beforethe start of break, then the casino games module 124 may offer digitalpoker to the user. In another embodiment, the casino games module 124may launch a particular game, based on the user's wager frequency. Forexample, if the user has placed more than 10 wagers in last one hour,then roulette may be launched. In another case, if the user has placedless than 10 wagers in the last one hour, then the digital poker may belaunched. In yet another embodiment, the casino games module 124 maylaunch a particular game, based on the result of user's previous wager.For example, in one case, if the user has won the previous wager, then agame of slots may be launched. In another case, if the user has lost theprevious wager, then a game of blackjack may be launched. In thisexample, when the wager size of $100 is identified, then a game ofdigital poker is determined to be launched for the user. In anotherembodiment, the casino games module 124 may launch a particular casinogame based on a playing position of the player, on which the user hasplaced the wager. For example, the casino games module 124 may offerslots, if the user has placed a wager on a player i.e. on defense. Inanother embodiment, the casino games module 124 may suggest a particularcasino game, instead of directly launching the casino game. In oneexample embodiment, the casino games module 124 may suggest a suite ofcasino games to the user, so that the user can choose a particularcasino game from the suite of games. In one embodiment, the casino gamesmodule 124 may use artificial intelligence to suggest the casino gamesto the user. For example, based on the wager of $100 placed by the user,the casino games module 124 may suggest blackjack and/or digital pokerto the user. Based on the determined casino game to belaunched/suggested for the user, the casino games module 124 may startthe selected game on the wagering app 128. Further, the casino gamesmodule 124 may receive a result of the casino game. The result of thecasino game may be the user has won or lost or had a tie (in case of amultiplayer game). For example, the casino games module 124 starts thegame of digital poker on the wagering app 128 and the result of thedigital poker is that the user wins the hand of the pot size of $500when the user placed an ante of $10 and further raised the bet by $40.Based on the result of the casino game, the balance amount may becalculated for the user. For example, the user wins the pot size of $500played with an ante of $10 and total bet of $50. Thus, the updatedbalance of the user (with an opening balance of $2400), after thecompletion of the casino game(s), will be $2400-$50+$500=$2850. Further,the casino games module 124 will update the account balance of the userwho places the wager in the user database 110. In this example, afterwinning the pot size of $500 played with an ante of $10 and total bet of$50, the updated balance of the user is $2850. Further, the casino gamesmodule 124 may constantly monitor if the live event 102 resumes. In onecase, when the live event 102 is not resumed, then the casino gamesmodule 124 may facilitate the user to continue playing casino games. Inanother case, when the live event 102 is resumed, then the user may benotified and may have an option to exit the casino game, to return tothe live event 102 or continue playing the casino game. In oneembodiment, when the user exits the casino game to return to the liveevent 102, then the user's wager may stand void and thereafter, the basewagering module 120 may be triggered. In another embodiment, if the liveevent 102 restarts in between the duration of the casino game, then theuser may either choose to exit the casino game or to save the casinogame play. It can be noted that the user may be able to save theprogress of the casino game, based on the type of casino game.

Further, embodiments may include the mobile device 126 such as acomputing device, laptop, smartphone, tablet, computer, smart speaker,or I/O devices. Input devices may include keyboards, mice, trackpads,trackballs, touchpads, touch mice, multi-touch touchpads and touch mice,microphones, multi-array microphones, drawing tablets, cameras,single-lens reflex camera (SLR), digital SLR (DSLR), CMOS sensors,accelerometers, infrared optical sensors, pressure sensors, magnetometersensors, angular rate sensors, depth sensors, proximity sensors, ambientlight sensors, gyroscopic sensors, or other sensors. Output devices mayinclude video displays, graphical displays, speakers, headphones, inkjetprinters, laser printers, and 3D printers. Devices may include acombination of multiple input or output devices, including, e.g.,Microsoft KINECT, Nintendo Wii mote for the WIT, Nintendo WII U GAMEPAD,or Apple IPHONE. Some devices allow gesture recognition inputs throughcombining some of the inputs and outputs. Some devices allow for facialrecognition which may be utilized as an input for different purposesincluding authentication and other commands. Some devices allow forvoice recognition and inputs, including, e.g., Microsoft KINECT, SIRIfor IPHONE by Apple, Google Now or Google Voice Search. Additionalmobile devices have both input and output capabilities, including, e.g.,haptic feedback devices, touchscreen displays, or multi-touch displays.Touchscreen, multi-touch displays, touchpads, touch mice, or other touchsensing devices may use different technologies to sense touch,including, e.g., capacitive, surface capacitive, projected capacitivetouch (PCT), in-cell capacitive, resistive, infrared, waveguide,dispersive signal touch (DST), in-cell optical, surface acoustic wave(SAW), bending wave touch (BWT), or force-based sensing technologies.Some multi-touch devices may allow two or more contact points with thesurface, allowing advanced functionality including, e.g., pinch, spread,rotate, scroll, or other gestures. Some touchscreen devices, including,e.g., Microsoft PIXELSENSE or Multi-Touch Collaboration Wall, may havelarger surfaces, such as on a table-top or on a wall, and may alsointeract with other electronic devices. Some I/O devices, displaydevices or group of devices may be augmented reality devices. The I/Odevices may be controlled by an I/O controller. The I/O controller maycontrol one or more I/O devices, such as, e.g., a keyboard and apointing device, e.g., a mouse or optical pen. Furthermore, an I/Odevice may also allow storage and/or an installation medium for thecomputing device. In still other embodiments, the computing device mayallow USB connections to receive handheld USB storage devices. Infurther embodiments, an I/O device may be a bridge between a system busand an external communication bus, e.g. a USB bus, a SCSI bus, aFireWire bus, an Ethernet bus, a Gigabit Ethernet bus, a Fiber Channelbus, or a Thunderbolt bus. Further, the mobile device 126 could be anoptional component and would be utilized in a situation in which thepaired wearable device is utilizing the mobile device 126 as additionalmemory or computing power or connection to the internet.

Further, embodiments may include the wagering app 128 which allows theuser to place in-play wagers during the live event 102. In oneembodiment, the wagering app 128 may be a mobile application or webapplication, which runs on the mobile device 126. The wagering app 128may allow the user to receive data related to the live event 102. Forexample, in the baseball game, Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees,playing the 3rd inning against Clayton Kershaw of LA Dodgers. In oneembodiment, the wagering app 128 may present the user with the wagersavailable, related to a particular live event 102. Further, the wageringapp 128 may allow the user to place in-play wagers corresponding to theavailable wagers. In one embodiment, the wagering app 128 may facilitatethe user with an interface i.e. a graphical user interface (GUI) forperforming various operations such as, but not limited to, playingcasino games, linking other applications with the wagering app 128,storing user's personal details, etc. In one embodiment, the wageringapp 128 may store information related to the placed wagers. In anotherembodiment, the wagering app 128 may facilitate the user to setreminders related to a particular live event 102. Further, when the liveevent 102 concludes, the wagering app 128 may facilitate settlement ofbalances for the user. In another embodiment, the wagering app 128 maytrigger third party balance settlement apps linked to the wagering app128, for settlement of the balances of the user. For example, thewagering app 128 may use Paypal for settlement of the balances of theuser.

FIG. 2 illustrates the base wagering module 120. The base wageringmodule 120 is triggered when the user logs-in, at step 200, to thewagering network 108 through the wagering app 128, on the mobile device126. The base wagering module 120 may facilitate the user to placein-play wagers. After logging in to the wagering app 128, the basewagering module 120 may receive, at step 202, data related to the liveevent 102. In one embodiment, the data related to the live event 102,may be received from the sensors 104. For example, the base wageringmodule 120 receives data that in the baseball game, Aaron Judge of the aNew York Yankees, playing the 3rd inning against Clayton Kershaw of theLA Dodgers. The base wagering module 120 may retrieve, at step 204,available wagers from the odds database 116. For example, the availablewagers include a wager of $100 on Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees,playing the 3rd inning against Clayton Kershaw of LA Dodgers, hitting asingle at odds of 4/1 and a wager of $400 on hitting a homerun at oddsof 5/1. After retrieving the available wagers, the base wagering module120 may determine whether the user selects, at step 206, a wager to beplaced. In one case, if the user selects a wager to be placed, then thebase wagering module 120 may trigger a wagering module 122. For example,the user selects a wager of $100 on Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees,playing the 3rd inning against Clayton Kershaw of the LA Dodgers,hitting a single. Based on the determination that the user selects thewager to be placed, the base wagering module 120 may trigger, at step208, the wagering module 122. In another case, if no wager is selectedby the user, at step 206, then the base wagering module 120 maydetermine, at step 210, if the live event 102 is still active i.e. on acommercial or other break during the live event 102. In one embodiment,the break may be an injury break, review break, or innings break. In onecase, if the live event 102 is still active, then the base wageringmodule 120 may at step 204 retrieve the available wagers from the oddsdatabase 116. In another case, if the live event 102 is not active, thenthe base wagering module 120 may trigger the casino games module 124 tofacilitate the user to play casino games. Based on the determinationthat the live event 102 is not active, then the base wagering module 120may trigger, at step 212, the casino games module 124. The base wageringmodule 120 may constantly monitor, at step 214, the live event 102 forcompletion. In one case, when the live event 102 is concluded, then thebase wagering module 120 may again trigger the wagering module 122, toconclude on the wagers placed by the user. In another case, when thelive event 102 is not concluded, then the base wagering module 120 mayreturn to, step 204, to retrieve available wagers. The base wageringmodule 120 may also constantly monitor, at step 216, if the userlogs-off from the wagering app 128, during the live event 102. In onecase, when the user logs-off from the wagering app 128, then the basewagering module 120 may again trigger the wagering module 122, toconclude on the wagers placed by the user. In another case, when theuser does not logs-off from the wagering app 128, then the base wageringmodule 120 may return to, step 204, to retrieve available wagers.Thereafter, the program ends, at step 218.

FIG. 3 illustrates the wagering module 122. The wagering module 122 mayreceive, at step 300, a prompt from the base wagering module 120. It canbe noted that the wagering module 122 is triggered when the user wantsto place a wager during the live event 102. For example, a user wants toplace a wager of $100 on Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees, playingthe 3rd inning against Clayton Kershaw of the LA Dodgers, hitting asingle. The wagering module 122 may receive, at step 302, an input fromthe user. The input may correspond to a wager placed by the user. Forexample, the user places a wager of $100 on Aaron Judge of the New YorkYankees, playing the 3rd inning against Clayton Kershaw of the LADodgers, hitting a single. Further, the wagering module 122 may compare,at step 304, the result of the live event 102 with the wagers placed bythe user, to determine a result i.e. whether the user has won or lost.In this example, the wager of $100 placed for Aaron Judge hitting asingle and the result of the live event 102 i.e. Aaron Judge hitting asingle, are compared to determine the result of the wager i.e. a win forthe user. Based on the comparison of the result of the live event 102and the wager placed by the user, the balance amount may be calculated,at step 306, for the user. For example, the user wins the wager of $100at +400 odds that Aaron Judge will hit a single on the next play and theresult of the live event 102 is Aaron Judge hits a single. Thus, theupdated balance of the user (with an opening balance of $2000), afterthe completion of the live event 102, will be $2000+$400=$2400. Further,the wagering module 122 may update, at step 308, the account balance ofthe user who place the wager, in the user database 110. In this example,after winning the wager of $100 placed at +400 odds, the updated balanceof the user is $2400. Thereafter, the process returns, at step 310, tothe base wagering module 120.

FIG. 4 illustrates the casino games module 124. The casino games module124 may receive, at step 400, a prompt from the base wagering module120. It can be noted that the casino games module 124 is triggered bythe base wagering module 120, to launch a casino game from a number ofcasino games. Further, the casino games module 124 may identify, at step402, wager details. The wager details may include, but are not limitedto, last wager placed by the user, wager size, last play, a thresholdvalue of the wager size, previous in-play wagers, wager frequency, timespent on each game, time since last game was played, etc. For example, awager size of $100 is identified. Based on the identified wager details,the casino games module 124 may determine, at step 404, which casinogame to launch for the user. In one embodiment, the determination ofwhich casino game to launch for the user, may be based at least on thewager size, wager frequency, last wager, or result of user's previouswager, timing of the previous in-play wager placed by the user. In oneembodiment, the casino games module 124 may launch a particular game,based on predefined threshold of the wager size. For example, in onecase, if the predefined threshold is $20 and the wager size of the useris less than $20, then the casino games module 124 may offer slots tothe user as it is a casino game that lends itself well to a large numberof low dollar wagers. In another case, if the wager size of the user ismore than $20, then the casino games module 124 may offer digital pokerto the user as it is a game that can offer higher stakes per game. Inanother embodiment, the casino games module 124 may launch a particulargame, based on the last wager placed by the user. For example, in onecase, if the previous in-play wager was placed recently, then the casinogames module 124 may offer blackjack to the user to attempt to continuethe cadence of wagers the user has been making. In another case, if theprevious in-play wager was not placed within a predefined time beforethe start of break, then the casino games module 124 may offer a digitalpoker, or, in general, a casino game whose pace is related to the paceof wagers and/or wagering history of the user, to the user based on thatuser's history of wagering more on digital poker than any otheravailable casino game. In another embodiment, the casino games module124 may launch a particular game, based on the user's wager frequency.For example, if the user has placed more than 10 wagers in last onehour, then roulette may be launched as it is a casino game that offers alarge number of available wagers in a short amount of time. In anothercase, if the user has placed less than 10 wagers in the last one hour,then the digital poker may be launched as it provides the user with moreof a sense of control over the outcome to encourage wagering in thecurrently stagnant user. In yet another embodiment, the casino gamesmodule 124 may launch a particular game, based on the result of user'sprevious wager. For example, in one case, if the user has won theprevious wager, then a game of slots may be launched to give the userthe immediate opportunity to win another wager. In another case, if theuser has lost the previous wager, then a game of blackjack may belaunched to present the user with a casino game that offers user betterodds against the house in order to present the user with an option toattempt to win back their losses. In this example, when the wager sizeof $100 is identified as being above the wager size threshold of $20,then a game of digital poker is launched for the user. While theseexamples are used as single binary options, in other embodiments theycan be used in combination. For example, if the user's most recent wageris above the wager size threshold, the system may then look at wagerfrequency and choose a casino game, such as Baccarat, due to the user'sfrequent high dollar value wagers and Baccarat's reputation as a gamefor high rollers. Based on the determined casino game to be launched forthe user, the casino games module 124 may start, at step 406, theselected game on the wagering app 128. Further, the casino games module124 may receive, at step 408, a result of the casino game. The result ofthe casino game may be the user has won or lost or had a tie (in case ofa multiplayer game). For example, the result of the digital poker isthat the user wins the hand of the pot size of $500 when the user placedan ante of $10 and further raised the bet by $40. Based on the result ofthe casino game, the balance amount may be calculated, at step 410, forthe user. For example, the user wins the pot size of $500 played with anante of $10 and total bet of $50. Thus, the updated balance of the user(with an opening balance of $2400), after the completion of the casinogame(s), will be $2400-$50+$500=$2850. Further, the casino games module124 will update, at step 410, the account balance of the user who placesthe wager in the user database 110. In this example, after winning thepot size of $500 played with an ante of $10 and total bet of $50, theupdated balance of the user is $2850. Further, the casino games module124 may constantly monitor, at step 412, if the live event 102 resumes.In one case, when the live event 102 is not resumed, then the casinogames module 124 may facilitate the user to continue playing casinogames. In another case, when the live event 102 is resumed, then theuser may be notified and may have an option to exit the casino game, toreturn to the live event 102 or continue playing the casino game. In oneembodiment, when the user exits the casino game to return to the liveevent 102, then the user's wager may stand void and thereafter, the basewagering module 120 may be triggered. Thereafter, the process returns,at step 414, to the base wagering module 120.

The foregoing description and accompanying figures illustrate theprinciples, preferred embodiments and modes of operation of theinvention. However, the invention should not be construed as beinglimited to the particular embodiments discussed above. Additionalvariations of the embodiments discussed above will be appreciated bythose skilled in the art.

Therefore, the above-described embodiments should be regarded asillustrative rather than restrictive. Accordingly, it should beappreciated that variations to those embodiments can be made by thoseskilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention asdefined by the following claims.

What is claimed is:
 1. A method comprising: receiving data from a livesporting event upon which single play wagers can be played on playsinside of the live sporting event; receiving two or more wagers from atleast one user on a device communicatively coupled with a wageringnetwork configured to host play by play wagering on the live sportingevent; monitoring the live sporting event for a break in action of thelive sporting event, wherein the live sporting event is monitored by atleast one sensor located at the live sporting event and the at least onesensor comprises at least one of a tracking device, an RFID tag, and aGPS device embedded on or in uniforms, equipment, boundaries, fields, ormarkers of the live event; determining that there is the break in theaction of the live sporting event by the at least one sensor; andautomatically providing and displaying, on the user device, a suite ofcasino games during the break in action, wherein artificial intelligencesuggests the suite of casino games to the at least one user based onwhether the at least one user has won or lost a prior wager.
 2. Themethod of delivering casino games inside of the play by play wageringgame of claim 1, further comprising: triggering a casino games modulebased on the determination that there is the break in the action of thelive sporting event.
 3. The method of delivering casino games inside ofthe play by play wagering game of claim 1, further comprising:determining that the live sporting event has ended and providing atleast one casino game.
 4. A method comprising, executing on a processor:displaying a wagering game on a wagering platform; displaying one ormore real time wagers based on one or more live sporting events;displaying sensor data from at least one sensor located at each of theone or more live sporting events, wherein the at least one sensorcomprises at least one of a tracking device, an RFID tag, and a GPSdevice embedded on or in uniforms, equipment, boundaries, fields, ormarkers of the live event; displaying that a break in action of the oneor more live sporting events has occurred based on the sensor data; anddisplaying a suite of casino games triggered as a result of the break inaction of the one or more live sporting events, wherein the suite ofcasino games is distinct from the one or more live sporting events andartificial intelligence suggests the suite of casino games to the atleast one user based on whether the at least one user has won or lost aprior wager.
 5. The method of providing casino game play inside of theplay by play wagering platform of claim 4, further comprising:displaying a menu of casino game options.
 6. The method of providingcasino game play inside of the play by play wagering platform of claim4, wherein the displayed suite of casino games are related to a wagerhistory.
 7. A method of providing games inside of a play by playwagering game, comprising: receiving data from a live sporting eventupon which single play wagers can be placed on plays inside of that livesporting event; monitoring at least one user to determine that at leastone user is logged into a wagering game during the live sporting event;receiving at least one wager from the at least one user; monitoring thelive sporting event for a break in action of the live sporting eventwith at least one sensor located at the live sporting event, wherein theat least one sensor comprises at least one of a tracking device, an RFIDtag, and a GPS device embedded on or in uniforms, equipment, boundaries,fields, or markers of the live event; determining that there is a breakin the action of the live sporting event based on at least data capturedby the at least one sensor; and providing a suite of games during thebreak in action, wherein the suite of games is distinct from the livesporting event upon which single play wagers can be placed on plays andartificial intelligence suggests the suite of games to the at least oneuser based on whether the at least one user has won or lost a priorwager.
 8. The method of providing games inside of the play by playwagering game of claim 7, further comprising: triggering a games modulebased on the determination that there is the break in the action of thelive sporting event.
 9. The method of providing games inside of the playby play wagering game of claim 7, further comprising: determining whichgame to provide based on a wager made on action in the live sportingevent prior to the break in action.
 10. The method of providing gamesinside of the play by play wagering game of claim 7, further comprising:determining which game to provide based on timing of a last wager madebefore the break in action.
 11. The method of providing games inside ofthe play by play wagering game of claim 7, further comprising:determining a game to provide based on whether or not one or more wagerswere placed in a predefined time before the break in the action.
 12. Themethod of providing games inside of the play by play wagering game ofclaim 7, further comprising: determining that the live sporting eventhas ended; and providing at least one game.
 13. The method of deliveringcasino games inside of the play by play wagering game of claim 1,further comprising: automatically closing a selected casino game whenthe at least one sensor at the live sporting event determines that thebreak in the live sporting event is ending.
 14. The method of deliveringcasino games inside of the play by play wagering game of claim 13,further comprising: saving user progress in a selected casino game whenthe selected casino game is closed.
 15. The method of delivering casinogame inside of the play by play wagering game of claim 1, furthercomprising: notifying the at least one user when the at least one sensorat the live sporting event determines that the break in the livesporting event is ending.
 16. The method of delivering casino gamesinside of the play by play wagering game of claim 15, furthercomprising: providing the at least one user with an option to exit aselected casino game or continue playing the selected casino game.